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Dell Feature Enhancement Pack

Keyboard Backlight, Keyboard Hot Keys and Hot Key Icons

Battery Health And Dell Enhanced Performance Plans

Smart Settings

Dell Touch Palette

NOTE: Features and options in Dell Features Enhancement Pack may vary depending on your computer.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

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April 2012 Rev. A00

Summary of content (15 pages)

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Dell Feature Enhancement Pack Keyboard Backlight, Keyboard Hot Keys and Hot Key Icons Battery Health And Dell Enhanced Performance Plans Smart Settings Dell Touch Palette NOTE: Features and options in Dell Features Enhancement Pack may vary depending on your computer. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
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Back to contents page Keyboard Backlight And Hot Keys Keyboard Backlight Keyboard Hot Keys Hot Key Icons System Notification Messages Keyboard Backlight NOTE: The keyboard backlight option is available only in certain computers. Enabling this feature provides a backlight on the keyboard, while the computer is in use. This feature allows you to enable/disable the keyboard backlight, specify the duration the backlight is enabled, and when the backlight activates.
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Keyboard's backlight is glowing at 50% capacity. Keyboards backlight is glowing at 75% capacity. Keyboards backlight is glowing at full capacity. The Ambient Light Sensor is enabled. NOTE: Even if the notification icon appears, the Ambient Light Sensor will not function if it is disabled or not present in the Control Panel. To enable the Ambient Light Sensor, open Control Panel → All Control Panel Items → Location and Other Sensors. The Ambient Light Sensor is disabled.
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System Notification messages The computer will display a System Notification message when it detects use of adapters which are: non-Dell branded incorrect type of insufficient wattage to charge the battery. Visit our website support.dell.com for further troubleshooting tips or to contact Dell technical support.
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Back to contents page Battery Health And Dell Enhanced Performance Plans Battery Health Battery Health User Interface Support for Multiple Batteries Policy Management Dell Enhanced Performance Plans Battery Health NOTE: The battery operating time (the time the battery can hold a charge) decreases over time. Depending on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which it is used, you may need to purchase a new battery during the life of your computer.
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The table below describes the battery health status based on the color of the battery health status indicator : Status indicator color Health Status Description Bright green Excellent Your battery is operating normally. Dull green Good Your battery is able to charge normally. However, you may begin to notice a reduced operating time because your long-term battery life is decreasing. Yellow Fair Your battery is able to charge normally. However, it is reaching the end of its usable life.
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The description of each of these states is listed below : Warranty Charge The Battery lifespan is protected with a 3 year warranty. The settings button does not appear in this mode indicating that the setting cannot be changed by the user. Express Charge Recommended for users who need the battery charged over a short period of time. Standard Charge Recommended for users who switch between battery power and an external power source. The battery is charged over a long period of time.
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The system charge is a dynamic system charge status indicator. It displays the system level charge and also indicates if the computer is plugged into an AC source. The battery icon indicates the system charge level. The system charge level displayed is the aggregate charge level of all the batteries installed on the computer.
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Cool (Reduced Temp Levels) — adjusts the CPU and fan speed to ensure that computer is powered at or below a maximum acceptable skin temperature. Quiet (Reduced Fan Levels) — allows you to reduce the noise by limiting the fan speed and CPU throttling. Ultra Performance (Max Fan Levels) — enables the fan to run at higher speed and also disables the drive indexing and windows sidebar functions.
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Back to contents page Smart Settings Overview The Smart Settings is an application that enables you to make optimal use of your laptop computer's resources by selecting different modes. The modes allows you to enable or disable certain computer's features like Keyboard Backlight, Ambient Light Sensor and so on. You can launch Smart Settings by clicking on the icon in the system notification area. NOTE: You can enable multiple modes at the same time.
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Lights Presentation Mode Option Default Description State Turn Off Display Power Saving On If on, the display will be prevented from dimming, activating the screensaver, and turning off the display after a duration of inactivity specified by the computer's current power plan. Maximize Screen Refresh Rate On If on, the screen is set to maximum refresh rate. Disable Indexing On If on, the indexing feature of the operating system is turned off.
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Back to contents page Dell Touch Panel The following section describes the different features of Dell Touch Panel. Launching the Dell Touch Panel Click (mouse) or press (touch/stylus) on the docked icon on the left edge of your screen, to launch the Dell Touch Panel application. Select the feature to see further options.
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Stylus Removal Disable Tablet Hardware buttons The physical buttons on the tablet computer will be disabled. Wi-Fi Airplane Mode Enable or disable the Wi-Fi card on your tablet computer. If enabled, all the wireless devices like Bluetooth, WWAN card, WPAN card and so on, on your tablet computer is turned off except for the Wi-Fi card.
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